Stotfold

This is a house, later converted into flats, built between 1908 and 1909 by T Phillips Figgis. It is constructed of red brick with Ham Hill stone dressings, and has a tile roof. The design incorporates a double-depth plan, with a central, double-height staircase hall providing access to the left and a projecting former billiard hall to the right. The facade is symmetrical when viewed from the garden, with former drawing and dining rooms extending into projecting bays. A service range is located to the east, and a conservatory projects to the west, where the ground slopes away.

The house is two storeys and has attics, with irregular end stacks. All windows are leaded casements. The main entrance is dominated by a large central stack, flanked by mullion and transom windows containing coloured heraldic panels in the staircase hall – one is double-height, the other set above the stairs. The entrance itself is within a single five-light window, situated in a square block with a set-back gable behind, and is sheltered by a semi-circular porch with stone voussoirs and quoins. A projecting canted bay is on the right-hand side. Similar bays are present on the garden elevation, featuring continuous seven-light windows either side of a three-bay loggia. The single-storey service range at the rear has been substantially rebuilt.

The interior staircase hall is a particularly impressive double-height space, featuring a moulded ceiling, a vaulted corridor located beneath a projecting first-floor gallery, a flat baluster staircase, and a brick fireplace. The remainder of the interior was not inspected.